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Swedish
Etymology
Literally ’Uncle Blue’, referring to the blue uniforms worn by the Swedish police. Likely named after the character with the same name in the book Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender (1918) and its sequels by Elsa Beskow (1874–1953).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Farbror Blå c (genitive Farbror Blås)
- (slang, humorous) the police
- Synonyms: aina, bängen, snuten, grisen, bylingen
2000, The Latin Kings, “De e knas ”, in Mitt kvarter :Farbror Blå spanar, men hittar inte i labyrinten- Uncle Blue is on the lookout, but can't find their way around the maze